First Chimurenga

March 1896 – October 1897 · Matabeleland

Result Company victory

The Ndebele and Shona peoples rose against the British South Africa Company in present-day Zimbabwe. The Company's forces put down the revolt, and many Africans died.

Northern Ndebele people

British South Africa Company

Before and after

Followed from
First Matabele War October 1893 – January 1894

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